The biopolymer melanin is reported for many biological processes to secure biological
entities over unfavorable environmental factors. The present study aimed to isolate soil fungi …

Melanin is a biopolymer reported for diverse biological actions to secure organisms over
adverse environmental factors. In the last decade, melanin attributed considerable attention …

Melanin is a secondary metabolite composed of complex heterogeneous polymers. Fungal
melanin is considered to be a sustainable and biodegradable natural pigment and has a …

Melanins are enigmatic pigments and biological macromolecules that are produced by a
wide variety of microorganisms including several species of bacteria and fungi. The present …

Accurate characterization of melanin using analytical methodologies has proved to be
difficult due to its heterogeneity, insolubility in wide pH and broad range of solvents. The …

Melanins are high molecular weight hydrophobic pigments which have gained popularity for
their role in virulence against different pathogens. In the present study, we isolated and …

The present study reveals the production of dark, extracellular melanin pigment (386 mg/L)
on peptone yeast extract iron agar medium by Streptomyces puniceus RHPR9 using the …

This study aimed to characterize the physicochemical properties and stability of L-25
melanin extracted from Sporisorium reilianum (S. reiliana). The results showed that the …

Melanins are enigmatic pigments produced by a wide variety of microorganisms including
bacteria and fungi. Here, we have isolated and characterized extracellular melanin from …

Melanin pigments are dark black to brown coloured, hydrophobic, negatively charged,
natural heterogeneous biopolymers. Melanin existence within a broad life spectrum from …